There's only Australia or USA in the option so i've to put Australia since it's nearer to Singapore. Ok so to answer the question about how i can reduce my carbon footprint...
What I think I can realistically achieve is:
1. Reduce meat consumption by half.
I've no qualms doing this since i'm a more veg person than a meat person. No prob..ok so to make the goal more achievable, I shall aim to eat veg 3 days a week. So that is 6 meals in total (2 meals a day)... I'll monitor this and tell you guys if I make it. haha. It's very hard when you eat outside everyday. The vegetarian food in school sucks and I don't cook. My mum can cook very good vegetarian food. I can't be a full vegetarian because I love my hawaiian and super supreme (it's beef, salami and olives) pizza. Are any of you vegetarian?
2. I will try to buy stuffs that are made from recycled materials
But it's tough to not buy stuffs that have packaging since a lot of things in Singapore are already wrapped in plastic. I won't be able to buy cheese, apples, eggs, etc. I can ask food vendors not to give me plastic bags for bagging food....bring my own bag to supermarkets and bring own box to takeaway food. Yup..I do try to bring my own bag to buy groceries (but sometimes i forget) and only recently brought own box for takeaways.
3. I can't do anything abt solar panels for electricity
Our electricity is supplied from a central power station so i can't do anything abt it. Well maybe if i install a solar panel at home...but that's out of the question. A panel is too expensive and my parents won't pay for it.
4. Energy efficient appliances at home
Uh..ok I'll see if I can change those when the bulbs at home is spoilt. I'm not going to change a perfectly good light bulb. I'm not sure how much energy efficient bulbs cost though. If it's too expensive...i'll reconsider. Yes...but i'm still a student so cost is very important. I'm not sure if I can convince my dad to pay for this...he's not too keen in environmental issues.
5. Take public transport...
No problem for this. We don't own cars at home. None at all. I get around fully by public transport and maybe taxi sometimes. Singapore is easy to get around by public transport.
6. Take a local holiday...
Uh..this is tough..I'm planning to fly to Sabah this hol. No i'm not going to revise my travel plans. I'll go plant trees or whatever to offset but i'm not changing my travel plans. Sorry. :P
...right..that's all from me today. I'm very tired and getting a headache so i'll continue other questions next time. hope to hear from you guys about ur footprints soon!
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